May
Why dads take less time off than mums
Gender stereotypes are discouraging men from taking paid parental leave, a survey has found, making it harder for Australia to close the gender pay gap.
- Euan Black
- Exclusive
- Media & marketing
Stan executive left Nine’s streaming business after workplace claims
The departure followed complaints from multiple staff, and was months before another executive left the media group amid separate sexual harassment allegations.
- Sam Buckingham-Jones
Nine to investigate television newsroom culture after Wick exit
The media group’s leadership team held a crisis meeting last week to discuss the situation, and the company’s board is also expected to meet this week.
- Sam Buckingham-Jones
- Opinion
- Social media
The humble email sign-off is not what it used to be
It is not exactly clear when the sign-off turned into yet another tool in the arsenal of self-promotion deployed in so much of modern corporate life, but I do not see it fading any time soon.
- Pilita Clark
- Exclusive
- Industrial relations
Qld union’s 13pc pay rise may spoil energy relief
One of the biggest first-year pay rises in the country could add 30 per cent to costs, as Labor rolls out $1300 in household energy relief ahead of the October state election.
- David Marin-Guzman
Academics seek pay for emails out of hours
A major union is using Labor’s new right to disconnect laws to scrap a “common practice” where casual academics do not get separately paid to be contacted outside of hours.
- David Marin-Guzman
- Opinion
- Opinion
How much fun should you have at work?
Jokes at work need to be deployed with skill and care. Yet, the best are glorious and the working world would be a far better place if we had a great deal more of them.
- Pilita Clark
Westpac brings back time sheets for salaried staff up to $140k
Time recording for high-earners is becoming the new norm in the finance sector as firms guard against underpayments from excessive overtime. But some white-collar workers “hate it”.
- David Marin-Guzman
Not a home office: cafe finds coffee and laptops don’t blend well
The same reasons that drove19th-century writers from their garrets have led office workers to colonise café tables.
- Jane Shilling
New lawyers to earn $341,600 as London talent war explodes
Wages for new hires at Quinn Emanuel will rise by tens of thousands from next month in a recruitment blow to Magic Circle rivals.
- Eir Nolsoe
- Exclusive
- Jobs
Just one gesture stopped Anthony worrying about his disability at work
Employers often assume that employing people with a disability is costly. New research suggests that’s not true.
- Euan Black
Case shows how right to disconnect law could ‘bleed into compo claims’
A tribunal has invoked Labor’s upcoming right to disconnect laws in finding that an employer’s contact of a staffer during sick leave was not reasonable.
- David Marin-Guzman
Autonomy the key to career paths at this consumer giant
A shift in career planning and transparency in job ads have been central to keeping Unilever’s employees engaged.
- Prashant Mehra
- Opinion
- Best places to work
The secrets to a happy workplace revealed
In a world where many leaders are putting in place back to office mandates, the best places to work prioritise freedom and choice.
- Amantha Imber
Employee wellbeing is a winner in the war for tech talent
In a competitive market where talent is the “most-prized commodity”, a tech workplace’s offering to their employees is crucial.
- Christopher Niesche
Planning delays transformed into social housing solutions at Toga
Property developer Toga turns vacant apartments and retail spaces in projects awaiting planning approval into pop-up accommodation for vulnerable communities.
- Larry Schlesinger
How this organisation prevented burnout for staff
A surge in complaints to the Australian Financial Complaints Authority led to a rethink of hiring and leave policies, adding 500 new staff to cope with the workload.
- Nina Hendy
This company pays you for your commute with extra days off
This fintech has taken a different approach to getting people back into the office and the results are paying dividends for diversity, too.
- Ayesha de Kretser
- Analysis
- Best places to work
How we picked the award winners
The AFR BOSS Best Places to Work ranks the best workplaces in Australia and New Zealand across nine different industries.
- Amantha Imber
Family-focussed firm offers fertility benefits
Staff at Engage Squared can receive up to $5000 towards fertility treatments.
- Christopher Niesche
